Atari

The importance of a scaler / line doubler

Posted by Henry McHenry on 06/23/2024
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Without going too deep into the tech aspect of this, modern displays (pretty much all flat screen TVs made in this century) require an input signal of 480p or better from your video game console, because they were not designed with old gaming consoles (anything before 6th gen) in mind.

Something as simple as a Retrotink 2x can make a world of difference. No need to modify your old console, just hook it up to the Retrotink’s composite or s-video input and play on your modern TV. Decent picture quality and almost no input lag.

 

 

 

 

Atari 8 bit Power Supplies

Posted by Henry McHenry on 12/13/2016
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Atari 8-bit power supplies

I rather be redundant and list one more time the different kinds of Atari 8 bit computer power supplies:

C061982 ‘The White Brick’ (Upper left) 1.5A very reliable, rare
C061982 ‘The Black Brick’ (Lower Left) 1.5A very reliable, rare
C061982 ‘The Ingot’ (Center Top) 1.5A (POOP)
C061982 ‘The Box’ (Top Right) 1.5A very reliable
C70042-011 ‘The Mini’ (the one on top of the Black Brick) 1A shipped with most XEGS systems (POOP)
C70042-01 ‘The Logo’ (Bottom Right) 1A very reliable

When the poopie ones fail, they’ll take ICs with them. AVOID them at all costs. The only usable part on those would be the 7 pin connector.

A modern regulated 5V 1A+ power supply can be converted for use on an Atari computer but I’ll discuss that on another post.